If a longer shipping season was demonstrated, alongside a reliable rail line, private investments would help the Port of Churchill become a critical infrastructure for Prairie shippers.
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Grain movement booms; timeliness a concern
CN sets record and CPKC has big year, but shippers say weekly rail car order fulfilment was disappointing
CN moved a record volume of grain in the crop year that just ended, while CPKC moved the most since 2021-22. But the WGEA said it wasn’t moved at the right time.
Vancouver’s container port project continues to progress
The pulse sector expects to be a big winner once the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is completed in the mid-2030s
RBT2 is entering the construction phase after a decade of approvals and permits. That is music to the ears of Pulse Canada.
Canadian soybean sector looks for growth and stable ground
Soy Canada eyes newer markets to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer against trade uncertainty shocks
Soy Canada eyes newer markets, trade partners to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer industry against trade uncertainty shocks.
Grain commission must address research vacuum
The death of the Canadian Wheat Board lead to a reduction in the volume of economic research — expert-based studies — undertaken in the producer interest since 2012.
Ontario, Alberta sign new agreements on energy trade
Deal suggests new rail trade to Ontario, access to deep water port in James Bay
Ontario and Alberta have signed agreements to build new trade infrastructure between the two provinces.
Grain movement success goes beyond volume
Moving more grain year over year is a good thing, but it is only one of the metrics that helps Canada keep our customers.
Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year
The Canadian Transportation Agency has set its volume-related composite price indices (VRCPI) for Canada’s national railways—key metrics used to determine the railways’ revenue caps for movement of Western Canadian grain.
Railways eliminate carbon surcharge
Saskatchewan farmers would have paid $80 million this year in carbon tax surcharges
Farmers said they are happy and relieved that Canada’s two major railways have removed their carbon tax surcharges.
Grain monitor raises alarm about railway performance
Mark Hemmes of Quorum Corp said railways have to do better, as CN points to new volume records the company set this year
Canadian National Railway announced last week it established two new monthly grain movement records, even as Canada’s grain monitor says railway performance continues to be inconsistent.
